Joshua 11:2

Joshua 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
• New International Version (NIV)and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,

Context of Joshua 11:2

1When King Jabin of Hazor heard the news, he organized a coalition, including King Jobab of Madon, the king of Shimron, the king of Acshaph, and the northern kings who ruled in the hill country, the Arabah south of Kinnereth, the lowlands, and the heights of Dor to the west. 3Canaanites came from the east and west; Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites from the hill country; and Hivites from below Hermon in the area of Mizpah. 4These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.

Joshua 11:2 word by word

וְֽאֶל־הַמְּלָכִ֞ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִצְּפ֗וֹן בָּהָ֧ר וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה נֶ֥גֶב כִּֽנֲר֖וֹת וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה וּבְנָפ֥וֹת דּ֖וֹר מִיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• on the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• and of the plainsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• of Chinnerothכִּנֶּ֫רֶתkinnerôth kinnereth · ChinnerothH3672
• and in the valleyשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
• and in the bordersנָפָהnâphâh · heightH5299
• of Dorדֹּארdôr dô'r · DorH1756
• on the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220

Cross-references for Joshua 11:2

• Joshua 11:21At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country – from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua annihilated them and their cities.
• Joshua 10:6The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon your subjects! Rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.”
• Luke 1:39In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
• Joshua 12:3His kingdom included the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
• Numbers 34:11The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.
• Luke 5:1Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
• Joshua 12:23the king of Dor – near Naphath Dor – (one), the king of Goyim – near Gilgal – (one),
• Joshua 17:11Within Issachar’s and Asher’s territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, the three of Napheth, and the towns surrounding all these cities.
• Judges 1:27The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo or their surrounding towns. The Canaanites managed to remain in those areas.
• 1 Kings 4:11Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)

Commentaries on Joshua 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2On the north of the mountains - Or the mountain, probably Hermon, or some mountain not far from the lake of Gennesareth. And of the plains - That is, the valleys of the above mountains, which had the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth on the south. Chinneroth - This city is supposed by St. Jerome and several others since his time, to be the same as was afterwards called Tiberias. From this city or village the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth probably had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2On the north of the mountains - Rather, “northward in the mountains.” The reference is to the mountain district of Galilee, called Joshua 20:7 “mount Naphtali.” On the plains south of Chinneroth - literally, “in the Arabah south of Chinneroth.” The words describe the northern portion of the “Arabah” (see Deuteronomy 1:1), or depressed tract, which extends along the Jordan from the lake of Gennesaret southward. Chinneroth - Identical with the later…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Hazor was on the international trade route and was the largest and most important non-coastal city of Canaan (see 11:10). Almost all of northern Canaan joined King Jabin's coalition against Israel. This region stretched from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the desert in the east. This went from the borders of Phoenicia in the north to the hill country and the Jordan Valley in the south. The term Jebusites usually refers to the people of Jerusalem and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91-9. And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things--The scene of the sacred narrative is here shifted to the north of Canaan, where a still more extensive confederacy was formed among the ruling powers to oppose the further progress of the Israelites. Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title (Jud 4:2), took the lead, from Hazor being the capital of the northern region (Jos 11:10). It was situated on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 11:2

• Armies
• Canaanites
• Chinnereth
• Confederacies
• Dor
• Jabin

In the dictionaries

• Chinnereth
• Cinnereth
• Dor
• Hazor
• Jabin
• Necho II
• Plain
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Commentaries on Joshua 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings